| An Act for the further protection of Sheep from Dogs. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 18 |
1863 |
This act stipulates that any dog chasing sheep is liable to be killed and its owner fined. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act for the Regulation of the Currency. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 18 |
1863 |
This act changes the currency of the province from British pounds to dollars and cents, and defines the worth and exchange rates of the provincial dollar compared to other forms of currency. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act in further amendment of Chapter 40, Title iv, of the Revised Statutes, ‘Of the Post Office.’ Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 17 |
1863 |
This act allows for the public to remit sums on orders sent through the post. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to Reduce the Interest payable upon the Public Debt of the Colony under the Act 19th Victoria, Chapter 6, and 21st Victoria, Chapter 3. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 17 |
1863 |
This act makes provisions to pay off public debt. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to amend the Act relating to the administration of Justice in Equity. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 16 |
1863 |
This act creates new regulations for certain court cases. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to provide for Securities to be given by Public Officers in this Province. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 15 |
1863 |
This act allows for government officers to collect securities for their salaries. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to prevent Nuisances upon Public Highways. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 14 |
1863 |
This act creates new regulations for buildings and bartering along highways and railways, and penalties for their violation. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to Suspend the Operation of an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Encourage the Killing of Wolves in this Colony.” (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 14 |
1863 |
This act suspends an act first passed in 1839, and subsequently continued in 1843 and 1858, which placed a bounty of five pounds on wolf pelts in an attempt to control the wolf population. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act to Amend an Act passed in the Twenty-second Year of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for the Protection of the Breeding of Wild Fowl and Preservation of Game.” (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 13 |
1863 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1859, which put measures in place to prevent the over-hunting of wild fowl in an attempt to forestall their extinction, and includes penalties for those who do not follow the laws put forth in this act. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act requiring Justices of the Peace to make due return of the Lists of Defaulters in payment of Rates placed in their hands for collection. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 12 |
1863 |
This act creates a new regulation for Justices of the Peace overseeing cases involving defaulters on their taxes. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to make further Provision for the Punishment of Persons convicted of certain Offences under circumstances of Aggravation. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 12 |
1863 |
This act adds a sentence of private whipping not exceeding twenty five strokes for aggravated crimes (that is to say, a crime accompanied by circumstances which adds to the guilt or consequences of the crime, but above and beyond the crime itself). Women are excepted from this sentence. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to Physicians and Surgeons. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 11 |
1863 |
This act creates new regulations for those who can practice medicine in New Brunswick. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to Amend the Law relating to the Appointment of Sheriffs. (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 11 |
1863 |
This act allows sheriffs to be appointed for as long as the government sees fit to have them serve in that role, rather than the previously prescribed one year. |
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| An Act to amend Chapter 124, Title xxxiv, of the Revised Statues, 'Of Insolvent Confined Debtors.' Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 10 |
1863 |
This act creates a new provision for those incarcerated for debt to seek relief. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to amend an Act intituled An Act to amend the Revised Statues, Chapter 53, 'Of Rates and Taxes.' Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 9 |
1863 |
This act creates a system to enforce assessments against non-residents of counties, who have property in them, who have neglected to pay them. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act further to amend an Act intituled An Act in amendment and consolidation of the Laws relating to Highways. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 8 |
1863 |
This act stipulates that the property of women, minors, or non-residents will be taxed for highway maintenance at the same rate as everyone else. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to continue an Act passed in the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act to Provide for the Organization of a Volunteer Force for the Protection of Newfoundland.” (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 8 |
1863 |
This is a continuation of an act first passed in 1861 which authorises the government of Newfoundland to organize its local militia, in conjunction with the British naval and military forces. |
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| An act in amendment of the Act 21st Victoria, Chapter 9, intituled An Act relating to Parish Schools. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 7 |
1863 |
This act allows for local school boards to redefine the boundaries of their school districts. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |
| An Act to Amend an Act passed in the Nineteenth Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, entitled “An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Works.” (Passed 25th March, 1863.) |
26 Victoria Chapter 7 |
1863 |
This is an amendment to an act first passed in 1855 which established a board of of works to supervise the management publicly-owned buildings and all other publicly-owned property in the province. |
Early Canadiana Online |
| An Act relating to the Coast and River Fisheries. Passed 20th April, 1863. |
26 Victoria – Chapter 6 |
1863 |
This act creates new regulations for the granting of fishing licences, and penalties for their violations. |
Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's Province of New-Brunswick passed in the year 1863. Fredericton, NB: G. E. Fenety, Printer to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1863. |